The new storage system could hold family photos, cultural artifacts and the master versions of digital artworks, movies, manuscripts and music for thousands of years, scientists say.

Advances in sequencing technologies have accelerated the discovery of the genetic causation of diseases and new cell types. This revolution has also given rise to a new technique known as genetic ...

A new CRISPR breakthrough shows scientists can turn genes back on without cutting DNA, by removing chemical tags that act ...

PacBio has announced plans to enhance its methylation detection capabilities in HiFi sequencing by licensing advanced methods from Professor Dennis Lo and his team at The Chinese University of Hong ...

A full DNA computer is a step closer, thanks to a new technology that could store petabytes of data in DNA for thousands or even millions of years. The system can also process data, as demonstrated by ...

Crime scene DNA test results in minutes rather than weeks or months. It’s a new technology now in the hands of investigators at the King County Sheriff’s Office. It’s called the Rapid DNA machine.

Though it almost certainly won’t work, it is a telling sign of where the field is heading A police officer is at the scene of a murder. No witnesses. No camera footage. No obvious suspects or motives.

Caitlin Curtis receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). James Hereward does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

Conjuring evidence out of the air may someday be possible in criminal investigations, thanks to ongoing research on the ...